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CALCIUM ARISENATE
DEATH TO WEEVIL
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith
Optimistle Over Fight Against Cot.
ton Pest.
Columbia, March 25.-An increased
inroduction of calcium arsenate will
make it possible for farmers to wage
swar against the boll weevil this year
on a greater scale, Secretary of Agri
culture Meredith told the members of
the South Carolina branch of the
American Cotton Association in an ad
dress here today. The eradication of
the peat will be hindered, however, he
said by an inadequate supply of dust
ing machines, bu't added that manufac
turers were increasing the output of
-the machines and that "in no great
while the supply will probably be suf
ficient to meet the needs."
Regarding efforts of the department
of agriculture is making to confine
the pink boll weevile to the infested
areas in Louisiana and Texas, he as
serted the department's willingness to
place a federal quarantine. "Every
body interested in cotton ought to
realize, however, he said, "that the
thing must be done now or not at
all. Extermination is possible only
at the beg-inning of infestat4on, when
the insect occupies only very restrict
ed areas. Unless the opink boll worm
is exterminated now-- and it cannot
be exterminated except by absolute
cooperation of the states concerned
it will sweep over the entdre cotton
belt and will inevitably inflict much
greater damage than the boll weevil
has done."
MAr. Meredith said the test of cal
cluln arsenate as a poison that would
eliminate the ordinary boll weevil was
tried last year on an abandoned farm.
"The department divided the field into
three strips," he said. "The unpois
oned strip on one side produced 48
pounds of cotton, the strip on the
other side produced 60 pounds and the
strip dow nthe middle where the rink
ing -water was 'poisoned, produced 480
pounds of cotton."
More than 9,000 acres of cotton land
in eastern Texas were cleared of. cot
ton plants and even the bolls and
leaves, the secretary told the mem
bers of the association, in order to
check the spread of the pink holl
worni. Since then the same tactics
were used in the Pecos valley and the
Great Bend district, and non-cotton
and regulated zones established in the
infested areas and buffer strips beyond
them and also along certain portions
of the Mexican border to prevent In
festa'tion from Mexico.
"Fumigation houses twere establish
ed at points of entry all along the
Rio Grande," Mr. Meredith said, "and
every carrier that crosses the line
from a freight car that may be fouled
with cotton to a Alexican tramp with
a possible handful of cottonseed in his
Pocket or wrapped up in his bundle,
is cleaned and disinfected before be
ing allowed to enter the United
States."
Quoting from a prellminary report,
the secrtetary gave some of the fig
tires on the cost of cotton production.
Nobody has known just howv much it
has Cost to l)roduce c'otton,'' he asid.
"The departmtent of atgriculture under
took to find out. The oilce of Farm
management b'egan a ser'ies of s tud ies
in the cost of producing~ cotton underl~t
Ivariyinug cond it ion.s. ''The wvork hu
ju tst beeni comnpletedi andl~ the( pr'l imo
inary repor0t sho()ws that for the 1918S
('ro0p thle cost var t'ied fomt $.08 to $ 1.:
Per' pound1(. It is interst'Cting 10tonote
that S.5 per cent of the( cotton Ott the
farmis sItudied, reptresentitng 4& per'
cent of thte prtodu~crs, was grown at
a cost of 28 cents a spountd or less. The
aver'age cost of production was 23
cents a pound1(. The aver'age s4elIling
pri1ce was 29 cents and even at this
price one four'th of the farmters prio
dluced their cotton at a loss. Owing
to reduced yield~ and1( increased 'wages
the cost of produtcintg thte 191 eropi0j
has been considlcerably largetr.'"
Hi ht(st Levlls Wlere Riegisteired I'Tes
dayl W~h1 i Thursdayt Saw Lo)west
Prices,
New Or'leans, 'March 28-The range
of prices 11n the cotton market last
week catrried the active months over
Ill to 135 points, highest levels -he
ing reached Tuesday andl lowest levels
on Thutrsday. The close showed net
gains for the week of 17 to 50 points.
May closed at 37.52 and October at
31.87, while middling spots closed at
-40.25, showing a net loss on the gradle
of 75 points.
The market (isplayed a tendency
to get away from outtsideo influmences
and to pay more attention to matters
more 'intimately connectedi withl cot
ton itself and this disposition was well
illustrated by the in~ ifference display
edI on several ses9si1 s to news from
Germany. The idea 'ack of this wtas
t~he qutestion of the size of the crop
about to go into the ground is more
important to the trade than most out
sidle matters bcause of the growing
reouir'ements of the woril a it emnetr.
es from war conditions and the steady
shrinkage in the carry-over from past
crops. Toward the end of the week
the strong riso In the rate of sterling
exchafige and the report of larger
shipments of gold probably from Lon
don to thiAk side caused a fairly strong
advance. ,
The Comer bill, now before con
gress, requiring that tenders of cotton
shall consist of at least fifty per cent
of cotton grading above middling,
caused a stir in the trad6 and for a
w'bile led to liquidation.
,During this week developments in
Washington In this direction are like
ly- to affect the market one way or the
other and legislative -and weather
news wlll~probably furnish the motor
power for'-nost of the swings.
Sympathy of Furman Students.
Greenville, S. C., March 18.-To ex
,press its esteem for Mr. J. Coy Reid,
of Laurens County, 'whose father died
March 17th, the student body of Fur
man University sent an appropriate
floral piece to decorate the grave of
the deceased. Mr. Reid and his be
reaved home have the heartfelt sym
pathy of his many friends at Furman.
Mr. Reid is in his first year at Furman
andI is much beloved by his fellow
students. Their hearts go out to him
in this hour of his sorrow.
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the
cause. There is only now "Brumo Quul."
E. W. GROVE'S signature on bo. 30e.
HAS WINTER
WORN YOU
DOWN?
Sickness That Lingers, or Strain of
Caring for Others, Makes Spring
:ays Dangerous.
E BACK YOUR vsTRtENmi'H.
114-d Blood 1Ilenus Ol-time Vigor, and
PeptoMlangana Builds Rich,
Red .Blood.
'Perhaps you've been ill t as winter
-or others in the farpuiy have, and
you've worn yourself- out with extra
burdens. And no
slow to return.
'Week af'ter w-eek you've felt too
tired for anything, and have looked
it, too-color bad, eyes dull, and no
enthusiasm.
When you don't feel well you are
not well. Probably what you need
right now is the good blood tonic, Pep
to-Mangan. Physicians everywhere
recommend Pepto-M angan for run
(own, anemic people. Ask your doc
tor about it. Peyto-Alangan supplies
the things that blood-starved people
lack. It puts iron and vigor in the
blood. It paints the cheeks in Nature's
way, and restores the hearty appetite.
The blood is naturally sluggish in
the spring and the whole family would
prolit by taking Pepto-Mangan which
tones up and builds up. It is pleas
ajnt-tnsting and soon makes you feel
better. our own druggist has it ready
for your call, and In both liqiuid and
tablet form, just as you prefer.
But to be certain that you get the
genuine Popto-Mangan, ask for it by
the full name, "Gude's PePto-Manfga1n."
Look for the name " Gude's" on the
package.-Adveratisem en t.
New
C
R OUGH R~
smoothed
wonderful new T
of Overland 4.
Triplex Sprin
wheels to the rc
passengers rid
Their astonishii
have created an
conception~ of li1
ease.
The Swift Dollar
h THIS SHOWS
WHAT BECOMES Of
THE AVERAGE DOLL AR
RECEIVED BY
SWIFT & COMPANY
FROM THE SALE OF MEAT
e w5.4 CENTS o P FO THE
and alypLIVE ANIMAL
1.6 CENT S REMAINS
Itisinerestin to tudy
SWIFT & COMPANY
AS PROFIT
The Swift Dollar shows
you w.,hat becomes of the
money we get for meat
and all by-products.
It is interesting to study
and to show to others, and
helps you to understand
the outstanding and fun
damental fact of the pack
ing business - a small unit
profit on a large volume
01 sales.
It is light, the size of a
dollar, and makes a satis
factory poci:et piece.
One was made for you.
Send for it.
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicago, Ill.
Triplex Springs Iron
kut Rough Roads
)ADs seem This comfort is now ob
out by the tainable in a light car with
riflex Springs economy in fuel and tires
and remarkably low upkeep
gs hold the cost.
'ad, while the Overland 4 is started
e in comfort. and lighted by the Auto-Lite
ig qualities two-unit system. It has UI.
ehtirely new S. L. batteries. It is equip
~ht car riding ped with all the latest car
essentials and conveniences.
ADAMS MOTOR CO.'
Lanmenna. S. C.